Australia Fires Update Rain
That particular fire burned 499621 hectares of land.
Australia fires update rain. A wide band of rain sweeping New South Wales NSW. Multiple regions across Australia reported Thursday they had received more than a months rainfall in just 24 hours according to 9 News Australia. Although rain fell on parts of the fire-ravaged areas in New South Wales and Victoria Australia and in some areas the rain was torrential officials are already warning residents that the fires and resultant smoke and aerosols will return to their former state with a vengeance by.
Rain pelts fire-ravaged Australian states bringing new risks -- and some relief By Joshua Berlinger and Hilary Whiteman CNN Updated 0130 GMT 0930 HKT January 17 2020. Canberra airport closed reports of air tanker crash in NSW bushfires latest updates. Significant rain is forecast to fall across multiple Australian states bringing much needed respite after a week of catastrophic bushfire weather conditions.
Taree has received 47mm rainfall Port Macquarie had 28mm and Byron Bay has received 57mm rainfall. A deluge is now falling on Australias. Monday 6 January 2020 852 AM AEDT.
NASA satellite data continues to provide a look at the smoke and aerosols generated by the massive fires in Australia. An elderly NSW man became the latest victim of Australias horror bushfire season on Sunday bringing the national death toll to 28. However around 25 are yet to be contained.
New South Wales fire services nonetheless welcomed the rain which they said would help to control the 75 fires burning in the state. Heavy rains across eastern Australia have brought relief to exhausted firefighters and farmers leading to scenes of jubilation after years of droughtWith more rain forecast it is good news. Thunderstorms and torrential rain have wreaked havoc in the fire-devastated states of New South Wales Queensland and Victoria.
Heavy rains in the state of New South Wales this week contained the last of a series of deadly wildfires some of them lasting for months to plague Australia. Ms Neville said 220 new blazes had started in. Heavy rains drench some Australia bush fire zones helping firefighters contain the raging blazes.